Oct. 30, 2014

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October 30, 2014

Flutes (Meigan, Ava, and Jade)

What we did
  • Headjoint sounds: Establishing embouchure and correct air stream for good sound
  • Playing a sustained sound for a whole note followed by 4 counts of rest
  • Proper posture and hand position
  • Holding the flute in proper posture, pressing the keys to play Bb and performing with the previous rhythm pattern

Concepts include: embouchure, aperture, whole note/rest, beat, tempo, measure

What to do
  • Continue trying to make the Bb note speak. This coorrelates to line of our book.
    • Correct pitches/fingerings
    • Establish consistent steady tempo
    • Start each note with a "Ha-Too" articulation
    • Begin to establish proper tone quality
    • Establish consistent proper posture

Mason - Clarinets/Alto Saxophone (All present - Katera forgot instrument)

What we did
  • Mouthpiece set-up with barrel, reed and ligature creating the proper sound (Antonio only but is missing ligature so we were not successful today)
  • Playing a sustained sound for a whole note followed by 4 counts of rest
    • Relates to page 6 in the method book (4 counts play/ 4 counts rest)
    • Identify, understand and play a whole note/rest with acceptable tone
    • Counting time for 4 beats groups (common time measures)
All students
  • Proper posture and hand position
  • Playing Concert D on the instrument as it correlates to line 1 of the book.
  • Playing Concert C on the instrument as it correlates to line 2 of the book.
  • Playing Concert Bb on the instrument as it correlates to line 3 of the book.
  • Looked at line 7 to understand how it relates to lines 1, 2 and 4

What to do
  • Practice holding the instrument while getting an acceptable tone quality
    • Correct pitches/fingerings
    • Establish consistent steady tempo
    • Start each note with a "Ha-Too" articulation
    • Begin to establish proper tone quality
    • Establish consistent proper posture
  • Achieve proficiency on line 7

Mason - Percussion

What we did
  • Establish proper Set-up of instrument and music stand
  • Establish proper posture and grip of Mallets
  • Identified the notes D, C and Bb as written in the staff
  • Identified Quarter Note/Rest, measure
  • Played lines 1,2, 4 and 7

What to do
  • Achieve proficiency on line 7
  • Practice playing lines 8-10

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